Article snippet: For the third time in less than three months, Britain was reeling from a major terrorist attack after three knife-wielding assailants unleashed a horrifying, late-night assault on Saturday night, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of others in the heart of London. The attack came days before national elections this week and after the British government had downgraded the threat level to “severe” from “critical,” the raised it again to the highest level on Sunday. On Sunday morning, Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party and the opposition Labour Party both announced they were briefly suspending campaigning for Thursday’s parliamentary elections. Mayor Sadiq Khan of London, meanwhile, said the police had been dispersed across the city, as security would remain heightened throughout the week. Mr. Khan, who described the incident as a “deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners,” said that some of the injured were in critical condition, raising the possibility that the death toll could rise. “We are all shocked and horrified by the brutal attacks in London,” Jeremy Corbyn, Labour’s leader, said in a statement. “My thoughts are with the families and friends of those who have died and the many who have been injured. Today, we will all grieve for their loss.” The attack occurred about 10 p.m. Saturday, in what quickly became a terrifying night in Central London as the sirens of police cruisers and ambulances wailed into the early morni... Link to the full article to read more